(MENAFN- Muscat Daily) The Traffic Safety Expo 2012 will take place from October 16-18 as announced by Oman International Trade and Exhibitions in coordination with ROP.The three day event showcasing a range of products, services and solutions related to traffic safety will take place at the Oman International Exhibition Centre from 10am to 1pm and 4pm to 8:30pm.The ROP recorded that a total of 71,212 driving licences were issued in 2011. Learners who passed driving tests within the same year account for 53,245 men and 17,126 women.The issuance of a driving licence is the happiest moment of a learner's life. He gains his independence and his keys to mobility within the country. However, it is not the way he drove during his test that determines the way he will continue to conduct himself on the road thereafter.That lies with the psychological make-up of the individual as well as the impact his driving instructor has managed to instil in him as a learner by way of safe driving habits.Measures have to be taken to ensure that driving instructors in Oman have undergone proper training and licencing programmes, understand the rules of the road and are committed to imparting the right lessons and practices to learners, especially since learners include the youth segment of the country's population.The Traffic Safety institute in Oman in particular has been commended as a specialised institute for training traffic officers, road users, driving instructors and examiners.''Since many people compare obtaining driving licences to obtaining degrees, it must be ensured that a student of driving has the right kind of teacher. Driving instructors have multiple roles to play."Besides teaching learners how to drive, they must also teach them how to drive safely coupled with constant encouragement, proper communication skills and possessing proper driver etiquette themselves."All these attributes will create a class of safety conscious drivers who will one day take the driver's seat,'' said Alawi Almurazza, Traffic Safety Expo 2012.
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